Judge Vincent Crawford, the Supreme Court Committee on Justice for Children and the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council invite you to the initial meeting of the Georgia Parent Attorney General Committee on Friday, August 31st at 10:00 AM in the state bar building, 104 Marietta Street, Atlanta, GA. View the agenda here.
If you are unable to attend the meeting in person, you can attend via conference call. You will receive instructions on how to log in when you RSVP.
Please RSVP for the meeting by Wednesday, August 29th and indicate whether you will be attending or calling in. Contact Trish McCann at TMcCann@gpdsc.org or 404-739-5143.
From The Honorable Charles B. Rangel, Chairman
The Honorable Jim McDermott, Chairman Income Security and Family Support
Monday, July 30, 2007
Contact: J. Jioni Palmer or Matthew Beck (202) 225-8933
McDermott Contact: Mike DeCesare (202) 225-3106
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel released a report today from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) which shows that African American children are twice as likely to enter foster care than White children, even though children of all races are equally as likely to suffer from abuse and neglect. The report also found that Black children remain in foster care longer than other children. Continue reading ‘GAO Report: African American Children Twice as Likely to Enter Foster Care’
